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Very much enjoyable but bit spiced up for a documentary.

posted 10 years ago by y2koool

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1727790/reviews-3

If you read above review you will find inaccuracies, they are IMO not goofs but made in order to spice up the story.

They make it look like -
1. It all started when, Australia humiliated them ONLY BY BODYLINE bowling. (And not by good cricket)
2. Only cuz of aussie humiliation, Lloyd started building up the team. (And he did not have threatening pace bowlers before)
3. How aussie treated them, they treated same to India and made them surrender. Does not mention brave win (with record break chase in 4th innings) in 2nd test of same tour.
4. And now they became world cricketing power with similar means how Australia(and other whites) had become, WHITE people started to change the rules and made the game softer.

All that makes a nice enjoyable inspiring movie , but puts cricket in Australia, England, India in unnecessary bad light.